A Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester Porcelain Teacup & Saucer decorated by Samuel Astles

A Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester Porcelain Teacup & Saucer decorated by Samuel Astles c.1816. The low waisted cup, with solid gilt external gadrooned rim, superbly decorated with panels edged in raised gold containing finely painted flowers and coloured butterflies against a pale yellow background and reserved on an apple-green ground, the same pattern repeated on the saucer. 

This is the pattern used on the breakfast service made for Princess Charlotte in 1816 to celebrate the marriage of Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales to Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, later King Leopold I of Belgium, which took place in London on 2 May 2016. Charlotte was the only child of the future King George IV, but sadly died in childbirth on 6 November 1817. A plate is Illustrated and discussed by Charles Dawson, Worcester Flight & Barr Porcelain (2023), p.173, fig.17.8. 

Marked in red script to the base of the teacup and in gold to the base of the saucer with full factory mark referring to the Coventry Street address.

Note that the gold factory mark was only used on the very best pieces of porcelain.

Condition: Excellent